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Soichiro Honda (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō, 17 November 1906 – 5 August 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist. In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and oversaw its expansion from a wooden shack manufacturing bicycle motors to a multinational automobile and motorcycle manufacturer.
Soichiro Honda (1906-1991), the founder of Honda Motor Company was a maverick, an innovator and a genious who gave the world the most advanced technologies under the most pressing constraints.
Feb 3, 2018 · Soichiro Honda was a Japanese engineer and industrialist who would go on to found one of the world’s best-known car brands, Honda. It was established in 1946 and Soichiro would oversee its...
Aug 5, 1991 · Honda Soichiro (born Nov. 17, 1906, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan—died Aug. 5, 1991, Tokyo) was a Japanese industrialist and engineer who was the founder of Honda Motor Company, Ltd. Honda began working as a mechanic in Tokyo at age 15 and six years later opened his own repair shop in Hamamatsu.
Aug 5, 1991 · Soichiro Honda was a visionary engineer who turned a motorcycle engine company into the global giant Honda, known for reliable vehicles and racing prowess.
Dec 5, 2020 · One of the brightest stars, and perhaps the most independent amongst this eminent group, was Soichiro Honda (1906–1991), the founder of the Honda Motor Company.
Soichiro Honda was born on November 17, 1906, in Komyo Village (now Tenryu City), Iwata County, Shizuoka Prefecture, as the eldest son of Gihei Honda and his wife Mika. Gihei was a skilled and honest blacksmith and Mika an accomplished weaver.
Jan 29, 2019 · Honda Sōichirō (1906–1991) was the founder of Honda, now a multinational manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and aircraft. The company was launched in 1948 as a maker of...
Soichiro Honda brought new pride to the phrase “Made in Japan.” Beginning his career as a mechanic at age 15, Honda developed an interest in racing automobiles. He constructed his first race car using a Curtiss-Wright engine but he designed and crafted the balance of the components himself.
Aug 6, 1991 · Soichiro Honda, a rebellious auto mechanic who defied the Japanese Government and built one of the world's biggest and most innovative auto companies from the ruins of World War II, died...
